The Big Questions: What Is a Spaceship?

What is a spaceship, and could you live in one someday?

Hi, my name is Ethan Solace. I’m an interdisciplinary psychologist and a dad, and I wrote The Big Questions series because picture books are often a child’s first doorway into the wider world. This is a premium nonfiction picture book that doesn’t talk down to young readers, but invites them to explore space with curiosity, clarity, and awe.

In The Big Questions: What Is a Spaceship? readers ages 6-12 take a thrilling journey through space travel, rockets, astronauts, and the machines that carry us beyond Earth. From early dreams of flight and the Space Race, to the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station, to modern reusable rockets and the bold idea of living on the Moon or Mars, this book blends real science with big, mind-expanding questions.

Inside you’ll discover:

• What makes a spaceship a ＂ship＂ and how spacecraft survive the vacuum of space

• How astronauts live, sleep, eat, and work in zero gravity

• The Space Race, the first satellites, and the moment humans reached the Moon

• The Space Shuttle era and how reusable spacecraft changed spaceflight

• Robotic probes and rovers exploring the solar system

• The new age of space travel, including SpaceX, Falcon 9, and Starship

• The spaceships of tomorrow, from solar sails to generational ships and megastructures

Perfect for young space lovers, STEM learning, classroom and homeschool science, and families who enjoy read-aloud nonfiction that sparks discussion. If you’re looking for an educational space book for kids packed with wonder, clear explanations, and unforgettable imagery, this is the launch point.

The future of space exploration starts with one big question... where will we go next?